Toilet accessory



w. FRIEDMAN TOILET ACCESSORY Jan. 24, 1933. 1,895,187

Filed June 25. 1931 INVENTOR 7 William Fried/71cm sp 50 of the body section for recept on of themar- Patented Jan. 24, 1933 WILLIAM FRIEDMAN, on NEW YORK, n. Y.

TOILET ACCESSORY Application =n1ea'iu e .25,

Thisinvention relates to toilet accessories,

and particularly to toilet accessories of the,

type adapted to contain anddispense'powde'r. The objects of the invention are to provide an improved toilet accessory of the character specified; to obtain a positive feeding of the powder; to prevent leakage of the powder while the device is being carried around, as in a ladys handbag; to provide for automatically opening and closing the dispensing orifice; to avoid compacting pressure upon the powder; .toenable the container to be readily refi1led;.to retract the follower during the filling operation; to enable the follower to be retracted and released While the containeris closed; to secure simplicityof construction and operation, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following description.

Referring to the acompanying drawing in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views; Figure 1 is a planof atoilet accessorywith the cover section open embodying myinvention;

Figure 2 is a sectionalview of a toilet accessory embodying the invention, and showing the same completely closed;

Figure 3 is a similar sectional viewshowing the parts in partly open position; and

Figure 4 is an underneath view of the dispensing member or plate.

Fig, 5 is a" detail view showing the structure of the spring depressing means.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in .said drawing, the refer ence numeral 1 indicates the body section of a toilet accessory to which is hinged, as at 2, a cover section 3. Within the body section is mounted afitment comprising a container 4: to which is-hinged an inner cover 5. The invention resides more particularly in the construction of the parts comprising this fitment.

Container 4 asherein constructed provides a bottom wall contiguous to the bottom wall ofthe'body-section, and provides. a side or .peripheral wall the upper part of which'is aced inwardly from the. peripheral wall 1,931. Serial-No. 546,825.

gm of the inner cover; Opposite portions of the side wall are parallel and extend substantially to the bottom wall, so asfto slid- .ably receive a follower or false bottom 6 within the container. The peripheral edge .55

of the follower 6 fits against the sidewall entirely around the container so that powder introduced upon the follower 'will remain thereon without passing to the underside thereof. A spring 7 is interposed between ,69

the follower and the bottom wall for normally'urging the follower upward. y

Means ,m'ay be provided for compressing the spring .7 at such times asit'maybe desired to fill the container. As one such means ,'I. Q. have shown a compressor strip 8 one end'of which normally lies between the spring and the follower, and the other end of which .restsupo'n the bottom of'the container. The

strip is longitudinally slotted, and through :,7 the slot, with an overlying head, is a stud 9 v the lower end'of which is carried by a slide or button'on the exterior of the body member. The bottom walls of the body section and the container are slotted, and movement-1 of the stud in a direction toward the spring engaging end of the strip will obtainafdepression of the strip and a corresponding compression of the spring. Bele'ase' of the spring is elfectedby sliding the button 'and., stud in the opposite direction. I i The inner cover 5 preferably comprises a ferrule or collar 10,hinged for instance to the side wall of the fitment. This ferrule 10 is circular in, configuration, and rotatablyufi carried thereby'is a dispensing member or plate 11. This dispensing plate provides a peripheral groove into which the peripheral edge of the collar en ages; thereby'jsecuring an engagement permitting rotation of"thei9 plate withthe' collar remaining stationary.

At the middle part of the dispensing member 11 isa dispensing orifice 12 from which powder, is to "be ejected for usefas required.

On the underside of the platelis provided? means for ejecting the powder, from the orifice. As here shown, there are a pair of spiral ridges 13 provided on said p1ate,s'aidridges starting from-adjacent the periphery of the member and, curling inwardly toward the PATENT OFFICE i i orifice. With the powder pressed toward the dispensing plate, a rotation ofthe plate rotates the spiral ridge i n'contact with the powder, and thereby urges the powder toward the center, as a result of which the accumulation of powder will cause an ejectment of powder from the orifice. Preferably the spring pressure against the follower is sufficient to obtain the desired contact of the powder for lateral feeding purposes, but avoids as far as possible a compacting of the a powder as the feeding is more profuse and felficient with the least possible compacting.

- In order to prevent leakage through the orifice at such time when powder is not I Y desired," aswhen the device is being carried 1 7. around, lr provide a closure 14: here shown as I greater than the orifice and the smaller end a plate'having somewhat the shape of a mutton leg, thejlarge end having, a diameter having a downwardly directed fin l5 adapted to engage in the powder. The closure is. pivote'd,-as by rivet 16 intermediate its ends to the under side of the-dispensing plate in close association to the discharge orifice such that the larger part of closure may be swung into juxtaposition with the orifice and close the, same. Projection of the fin downwardly into the powder will cause the closure to have a swinging action one way or the other as the dispensing member is rotated one way or the other. The parts are preferably so arranged thataclock-wise rotation of the dispensing member will tend to uncover the orifice whereas a counter-clockwise rotation will te'nd'to swing the closure over the orifice.

Preferably the spiral ridges 13 are so placed ast'o act as stops to limit the amplitude of swing for the closure to' open and to closed position.

' j Iniuse, the operator merely turns the dispensing member ina clockwise direction until'sufficient powder'has been ejected to meet,

the needs or wishesof the operator. The initial'rotation of the member will not only'obtain a swinging movement of the closure 14;

\ from .covering the orifices, but begins immediately to feed powder to the orifice, so that the moment vthe orifice is uncovered there will be a. supply of powder ready for ejectment, and the accumulated surplus is accordingly immediately ejected followed by a continued supply as long as the rotation of the member of the member causes the closure to swing continues. When sufficient powder has been obtained, a slight counter-clockwise rotation in an opposite direction and thereupon cover the orifice until more powderis desired. The

dispensing member with the-ferrule carrying the same, which parts constitute the inner cover,flnormally remain closed with respect 5 swungup'ward as shown in Figure 3. Before opening theinner cover, the sprlng 1s comto the container, butwhen it is desired to fill the container, said inner cover is readly ward actuation. While I have shown "the spring retaining means as manually operated aslimiting myself to the exact construction shown or'described except as setforthin the following claims when construed lnjthe light of the prior art.

Having thus described thefinvention, I

1. Atoiletaccessorycomprising a circular dlspensing member havlng a discharge orifice at a mlddle part thereof, and means for pressed to relieve the follower from its outfeeding powder or the like lying contiguous to the member toward the-middle part ofsaid member, and discharge the same from said orifice. A 1 W 2. A toilet accessory comprising a dispenslng member having a discharge orifice therein,

and a spiral ridge on said member for feeding powder or the like toward said discharge orice 7 I, I

3.A toilet accessory comprising a fitment having a rotatable member, and a spiral ridge on said member for feeding powder "or they like in a direction substantially parallel to the said member.

.4. A toilet accessory comprising a disp'ensing member having a discharge orifice therein, means for'holding powder or the like in engagement with said member, and'means own plane for feeding powder in engagement with said member toward sa1d orifice.

operated-by rotation of said member in "its,

5. A toilet accessory comprising a dispensing member having a discharge orificetherein,

means for feeding powder or the like lying contiguous to the member toward said discharge orifice, and means for'opening and closing sa1d orifice automatlcally,

6. A toilet accessory comprisingarotatable dispensing member having a discharge orifice therein, means on said member for feedlng powder or the like lying contiguous to the member toward said discharge orifice, and means for opening and closing said orifice automatically in accordance with the di.

rection of movement of the said member;

able dispensing member'having a discharge orifice therein, a spiral rldgeon sa1d-mem- 7. A toilet accessory comprising a rotat her for feeding powder or the like lying contiguousto the member toward said discharge orifice, and. means-"for opening and closing said orifice automatically in accordance with the direction of movement of thesaid member.

dispensing member having a discharge ori- 8. A toilet accessory comprising a rotatable fice therein, means on said member for feeding powder or the like lying contiguous to the member toward said discharge orifice, and closure hinged flatwise upon said member for opening and closing said orifice automatically in accordance with the direction of movement of the said member.

9. A toilet accessory comprising a rotatable dispensing member having a discharge orifice therein, means on said member for feeding powder or the like lying contiguous to the member toward said discharge orifice, and closure hinged flatwise upon said member with a part of said closure eccentric to the center of rotation of said member and engaged by the powder for opening and closing said orifice automatically in accordance with the direction of movement of the said member.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of June, 1931, in the 7 city, county and State of New York.

WILLIAM FRIEDMAN. 

